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Stock-Based Compensation
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 16, 2012
Stock-Based Compensation

Stock-Based Compensation

 

For the 12 weeks ended June 16, 2012, we recognized stock-based compensation expense of $69 million. For the 24 weeks ended June 16, 2012, we recognized stock-based compensation expense of $119 million ($125 million recorded as stock-based compensation expense, $1 million included in merger and integration charges and income of $7 million included in restructuring and impairment charges). For the 12 weeks ended June 11, 2011, we recognized stock-based compensation expense of $76 million ($74 million recorded as stock-based compensation expense and $2 million included in merger and integration charges). For the 24 weeks ended June 11, 2011, we recognized stock-based compensation expense of $155 million ($146 million recorded as stock-based compensation expense and $9 million included in merger and integration charges).

In connection with our multi-year productivity plan (Productivity Plan) announced in February 2012, the Compensation Committee of PepsiCo’s Board of Directors elected to delay the grant of the annual equity award from the first quarter of 2012 to the second quarter of 2012, in order to appropriately administer the award following employee headcount reductions. Therefore, for the 12 and 24 weeks ended June 16, 2012, we granted 3.4 million stock options and 4.2 million restricted stock units (RSU) at a weighted-average grant price of $66.50, under the terms of our 2007 Long-Term Incentive Plan. For the 12 weeks ended June 11, 2011, our grants of stock options and RSUs were nominal. For the 24 weeks ended June 11, 2011, we granted 6.4 million stock options and 5.2 million RSUs at weighted-average grant prices of $63.78 and $63.81, respectively, under the terms of our 2007 Long-Term Incentive Plan.

Our weighted-average Black-Scholes fair value assumptions are as follows:

 

     24 Weeks
Ended		  
     6/16/12     6/11/11  

Expected life

      6 yrs.        6 yrs.   

Risk free interest rate

      1.3 %      2.6 % 

Expected volatility(a)

      17 %      16 % 

Expected dividend yield

      3.0 %      2.9 % 

 

 

(a) 

Reflects movements in our stock price over the most recent historical period equivalent to the expected life.

As part of our 2007 Long-Term Incentive Plan, we granted a nominal amount of PepsiCo equity performance units (PEPUnits) to certain executive officers. These PEPUnits are earned based on achievement of a cumulative net income performance target and provide an opportunity to earn shares of PepsiCo Common Stock with a value that adjusts based upon absolute changes in PepsiCo’s stock price as well as PepsiCo’s Total Shareholder Return relative to the S&P 500 over a three-year performance period.